Salt Lake City School District
The Salt Lake City School District is among the oldest public school districts in Utah. Boundaries for the district are identical to the city limits for Salt Lake City. Employing about 1,300 teachers who instruct about 24,000 students K-12, the district is the fifth largest in the state behind Jordan, Granite, Davis, and Alpine. Two of the district's high schools, East and West, are over 90 years old.
High Schools
All high schools in the Salt Lake City District serve grades 9-12. The district opperates three high schools as of 2004: East High School near the University of Utah serving the central-east part of the city, West High School in western downtown serving the north and west area, and Highland High School near Sugar House Park serving the southeast. Additionally, the district runs an alternative/adult education school, Horizonte High School, located on Main Street in the south central city.
A high school no longer extant—South High School, on State Street—once served the southern part of Salt Lake City. The district built this school during the depression to accommodate about 1000 students from the private LDS High School, which closed in 1931. Located in what became a business district by the 1980s, falling enrollment prompted the district to close South High after the 1987-1988 school year. The district donated the school building to the Salt Lake Community College.
East High School
East High School is a public high school serving grades nine through twelve in Salt Lake City, Utah in the United States of America.
East High school was founded in 1914 and currently has an enrolled student body of 2,030. It is located at 840 South 1300 East in the East Bench neighborhood of Salt Lake City.
East High's mascot is the leopard and this school's recent achievements are listed below:
Academically in 2002-03 East had 7 National Merit Semi-finalists and 1 National Merit Winner, 4 Sterling Scholar State Finalists and 1 State Winner, with 30% of students regularly on the Honor Roll.
Athletically East High has earned over 66 State Championships since opening in 1914. The fall sports teams in 2003-04 have won 3 State Championship and 4 Region Championship Trophies.
Service groups at East provide assistance regularly to the community. One-fourth of senior students earned Block “E” Awards for their service and involvement in school activities in 2003-04.
Highland High School
Highland has a student body of about 1,800. It is located at 2166 South 1700 East, next to Sugar House Park. The current principal is Paul Schulte. It lies nearly on the site of the former Utah Territorial Prison.
Recent accomplishments:
Won the 2004 regional football championship
West High School
West High School is a public high school located in Salt Lake City, Utah. Located at 241 North 300 West, just outside of downtown Salt Lake City, West High has a student population of 2,298 under Principal Margery Parker.
West High School is a comprehensive urban high school serving a diverse socio-economic and ethnic community. West High offers over 200 courses ranging from remedial courses to vocational and college-level academics, including prestigious Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate programs, designed for academic students.
West High has 18 National Merit semi-finalists in the class of 2004. West High was chosen by the Utah State Legislature to be a Centennial School, one of 98 chosen from 700 schools. Centennial School status allows West High to participate in site-based decision making. West High has also received awards such as the Governor's Award of Excellence, National Excellence in Education Award, and Drug-free High School Award. West High students achieve high honors in competitions such as the State Math Contest, Brigham Young University Science Bowl, State and National History Fairs, American High School Math Exam, and Utah Academic Decathlon. West High has a very active Alumni Association, which raises $40,000-$50,000 annually for scholarships for West High graduating seniors.
Work study, internships, challenge exams, concurrent university enrollment, University of Utah Challenge Program, Academy of Technology concurrent program, Advocacy, Ninth Grade houses, Extended Learning Program for 7th and 8th grade gifted and talented students.
Middle schools
There are five middle schools in the Salt Lake City School District. All middle schools in the district teach grades 7-8.
| School | Attendance | Neighborhood |
| Bryant Middle School | 635 | Central City |
| Clayton Middle School | 577 | Sugar House |
| Glendale Middle School | 564 | Glendale |
| Hillside Middle School | 573 | East Bench |
| Northwest Middle School | 769 | Rose Park |
In addition, West High School offers grade 7 and 8 for some students as part of the "Extended Learning Program" (ELP).
In addition, West High School offers grade 7 and 8 for some students as part of the "Extended Learning Program" (ELP).
Elementary schools
All elementary schools in the district serve grades K-6, with some offering preschool services.
- Backman Elementary School
- Beacon Heights Elementary School
- Bonneville Elementary School
- Dilworth Elementary School
- Edison Elementary School
- Emerson Elementary School
- Ensign Elementary School
- Escalante Elementary School
- Franklin Elementary School
- Guadalupe Elementary School
- Hawthorne Elementary School
- Highland Park Elementary School
- Indian Hills Elementary School
- Jackson Elementary School
- Lincoln Elementary School
- Lowell Elementary School (has been closed down)
- M Lynn Bennion Elementary School
- Marilyn Treshow Elementary School
- Meadowlark Elementary School
- Mountain View Elementary School
- Newman Elementary School
- Nibley Park Elementary School
- North Star Elementary School
- Parkview Elementary School
- Riley Elementary School
- Rose Park Elementary School
- Rosslyn Heights Elementary School (has been closed down, students re-distributed among Beacon Heights and Dilworth)
- Uintah Elementary School
- Wasatch Elementary School
- Washington Elementary School
- Whittier Elementary School